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The glass reinforced nylon sheath is MOLLE compatible and weighs 100 grams.īut let's go back to one of the distinctive features of the Jenny Wren Compact, namely the particular shape and function of the head: it has three different cutting edges in addition to the main one, we find a secondary cutting edge along the whole upper side of the head up to the tip of the spike and finally a third cutting edge on its lower side. Finish of the metal parts is a very resistant black semi-opaque powder coating. However, it remains a very handy and fast-to-use tool. Although the handle has been shortened in comparison to the custom model, the Jenny Wren Compact is more hefty and less top-heavy than it might seem, due to the great steel thickness, a good 0.25”/6.35 mm, which stops the scale needle at 1.12 lb/510 g.

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Even with our eyes closed we know exactly where the cutting edge is, and since there are three cutting edges on this tool – plus a spike – this is reassuring.

All in all the handle is well made, and thanks to the asymmetrical bell-shaped end, it suggests the correct grip. A pair of glass-reinforced nylon scales is fixed with three rivets covering about four fifths of the handle.

The handle end widens in a bell-shape form. Going down towards the handle it is possible to observe how straight it is and on both sides there are some asymmetrical gripping grooves. The first peculiarity that immediately catches the eye is the particular shape of the head, featuring a spike on the back the second peculiarity, certainly more unusual, is the sharpening of the upper side of the head which is in fact transformed into a secondary cutting edge. The axe is made from a single piece of SK-5 carbon steel, an alloy equivalent to 1085 steel, particularly suitable for medium-large knives and cutting tools. The head with its comples shape is precisely made and powder coated. RMJ Tactical's products are made with extreme care and selected materials, but they are expensive: the RMJ version of the axe we are presenting to you, the Jenny Wren Spike, is $465 (about 390 euros) compared to the $135 (about 113 euros) of the industrially produced version. Here he runs his business, which consists in designing and manufacturing knives under the brand name RMJ Tactical, but above all survival axes, combat axes and even modern replicas of the war hammer, one of the deadliest weapons in history.

Crkt tomahawk series#

Recently, a prestigious American company whose symbol is an arachnid (we won't tell anything more) launched on the market an axe designed by a super expert in the field, which displeased many fans of the brand due to a series of defects that emerged during use.ĬRKT also decided to draw on the knowledge of an expert, Ryan Johnson of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Moreover, it offers little room for variables to the original design and often the search for novelty at all costs is counterproductive. The tomahawk, or axe, is a highly specialized tool in itself and that is its strength: it does only one thing and does it best. That a specialized tool like a tomahawk can also be versatile is an apparent contradiction in terms. One of the unique features of the Jenny Wren Compact is the secondary cutting edge at the top of the head.